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ExCommunications
Stories from people who have questioned their beliefs, left their faith, navigated doubt, and changed their minds about religion. Some are atheists, some agnostic, and some embrace a different kind of belief. All of them are recovering from religion.
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Stories from people who have questioned their beliefs, left their faith, navigated doubt, and changed their minds about religion. Some are atheists, some agnostic, and some embrace a different kind of belief. All of them are recovering from religion.

Editors
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Recovering from Religion
Has religion negatively affected your life? Find resources, live chat and phone support, Support Groups, and more at recoveringfromreligion.org.
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Michel Apioli
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Andy Hyun
Writer for Recovering From Religion (“Ex-Communications”). Proponent of atheism. Student of Biology, Theatre, and History.
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Kristina Callaway
Artist, mother, and seeker of unique places and experiences.
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Ole2EyesHimself
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Dennis Mullen
I try to get better every day at writing code, writing sentences, and living life.
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Lauren Alexander
Editor, writer, atheist, and introverted weirdo.
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Virag Hars
I am a University student who loves writing about religion, philosophy, music and languages.
Writers
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Susie Ambrose
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in History: The fall of Rome, the history of the Jews, and medieval history. Enticed by stories, culture, food, and self-improvement.
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Tim Zeak
Formerly an evangelical who read the Bible from cover to cover a dozen times and finally was able to shake my childhood indoctrination of hell fire & brimstone.
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Walter Mwasi Williams III
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Vi La Bianca
I’m the androgynous cat cyborg your mother warned you about. If you want to support me, consider donating at www.patreon.com/vilabianca
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Rosa
Writings from a past life
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blank
Usually joking, occasionally funny. Nerd, parent. 🤓🤦‍♂️😜 Also, deconstructing exvangelical.
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Chelsea London
Expansiveness enthusiast who left the music industry to live a monastic-inspired life in the city. Oklahoma-raised Londoner. Ex-vangelical. Embodiment Lover.🪐
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Beverly Garside
Beverly is an author, artist, and a practicing agnostic.
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Chris Jordaan
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Claire J. Harris
Global wanderer. Expert thumb-twiddler. Screenwriter, travel writer, and copy writer. Find me at www.clairejharris.com.
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Dana Spore
Thoughts on sexuality, drugs, and other topics that aren’t always perfectly comfortable to talk about. sporedana@gmail.com
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Eric Blair
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Myn
“People like to laugh at you cause they are all the same; I would rather we just go our different way than play the game.” -Pink
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Tia Levings
My church said domestic abuse was okay. Author, advocate. A WELL-TRAINED WIFE out 8/6/24
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Rita G E
Former Republican Conservative Christian with a very Evangelical upbringing. Now a Progressive mom of Two. Masters in Psychology
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Kelsey Ogbewe
Poet | Essayist | Artist “You cannot enslave a mind that knows itself, that values itself, that understands itself…” — Wangari Maathai #WEOC
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Dustin T. Cox
Owner/Editor of The Grammar Messiah. Personal Lord and Savior
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Jane stoll
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KC Brown
Writer. Fan of cats & donuts. Interests: mental health, self-care, LGBTQ+ representation, comedy, and anti-racism.
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Tiago Miranda
Naturalist | Arborist | Lecturer | Climber
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Saman Jawaid
I try to write, sometimes.
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An American Christian
This account will explore the toxic traits of American Evangelicalism from a first hand perspective of those that attended an unknown Master’s Commission.
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Jessica Lovejoy
co-editor of Fearless She Wrote
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Courtney M.
I write personal essays about mental health, relationships, work, and self-discovery. Thanks for reading!
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Sarah Levis
Disabled, stubborn, and probably too opinionated. Atheist. Visit me at https://sarahlevisonline.com/ or join my Substack at https://sarahlevis.substack.com/
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Marty McDonald
Correcting my blind spots, but keeping some rough edges
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Faris Belushi
Evolutionist, Science enthusiast, Philosophy zealot, Astrophile and coffee lover.
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Kristine Hadeed
Critical thinker and non-partisan community organizer advocating for the liberation and dignity of all people.
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Boris Reitman
The course of history is determined by the spreading of ideas. I’m spreading the good ones.
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Nicholas Tarleton
Irish Ex-pat, Dad of 2 boys, Ex-Counsellor, Author, Music producer. Trying to make a difference by being himself; finding life's magic when the coffee kicks in.
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Alisa Childress
Alisa writes of own experience with caregiving and mental health . She lives in Louisville, KY. with her husband and pets. Find her at alisachildress.com.
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Kevin Davis
Formerly of Patheos, FreethoughtBlogs, OnlySky. Author of Understanding an Atheist. Co-founder of Young Skeptics. Send topics to secularparentingblog@gmail.com
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Laurence Mailaender
PhD Electrical Engineer working on 5G technology. Volunteer at Center for Inquiry NYC. In my spare time I like to read and think about Philosophy and Economics
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H.S. Awan
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Rebekah Joy
Designer & Artist
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Dan Hislop
Grateful for such cool water, I’m adding my voice to the world’s pool — ripple or no — because the act of creation itself is healing. www.weekendswell.com
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Karl Wiegers
Author of 14 books, mostly on software. PhD in organic chemistry. Guitars, wine, and military history fill the voids. karlwiegers.com and processimpact.com
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Rory Cockshaw
I write about science, philosophy, and society. Occasionally whatever else takes my fancy. Student @ University of Cambridge, Yale Bioethics alum.
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Harry Sykes
I write about things I’m interested in, which include Ancient History, Religion, Books, Movies, and Culture.
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Otis Adams
Author of Lavatory Reader #1, now on Amazon. Essayist and fiction writer. Please consider supporting Otis Adams’ work at patreon.com/OtisAdams. Contact Otis at
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Rebecca Sutton
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Peter Bates
Peter Bates lives in Florida. He writes a comical memoir called The Greatest Hits of Junior High: Buddies, Bullies,Girls, & Catholics.
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B. Louise
Ice cream shop manager by day…writer also by day, I’m very tired.
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Tony Russo
Pencil-sharpening enthusiast, journalist, author of “Dragged Into the Light” https://amzn.to/3bLQ0Wi
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Matthew James
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Sea Kimbrell
I have a JD and a PhD in biology, and I am the author of Atheists in the Afterlife: Eight Paths to Life After Death Without God. seakimbrell@gmail.com
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Akhilesh A S
Hi, I'm Akhilesh. I write microstories and poems. I run an interesting daily cultural podcast newsletter: https://cultureman.substack.com/
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Benjamin Cain
Ph.D. in philosophy / Knowledge condemns. Art redeems. / https://ko-fi.com/benjamincain / benjamincain8@gmailDOTcom
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Joy Brown
I help spiritual seekers to go inward to explore.
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John Follis
Award-winning writer, content creator, entrepreneur, and marketing advisor for small biz. https://linktr.ee/johnfollis
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Maria Theresa Stadtmueller
Writer, peasant, and cultural malcontent. Wants humans to cut the crap and live like a species again. Religion? Done that, not a fan, time to reimagine.
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Kitty Williams
writer of sad poetry & essays on feminism, politics, LGBTQ, religion & whatever else I feel like. bookworm, stargazer, daydreamer & devoted mom to fur babies
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Sophia Nynnat
Ambedkarite-Periyarist. For Multilingual movie analysis: https://sophianynnat.substack.com/
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Dennis Mullen
I try to get better every day at writing code, writing sentences, and living life.
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Michael Glawson
Professor for 10 years. PhD (Philosophy). Writing about ethics of business, politics, funky topics in sci-tech, & how to live a meaningful and deeply kind life.
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Robin Mosso
I like to write poetry as well as I write about sleep, dreaming, dream interpretation, and aging. I facilitate mixed modality energy work sessions.
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Dustin Arand
Lawyer turned stay-at-home dad. I write about philosophy, culture, and law. Author of the book “Truth Evolves”. Top writer in History, Culture, and Politics.
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Mulan Rue
My dream is to write in a bathtub filled with coffee, and millions of books surrounding me☕📚
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Joe Omundson
Religion, society, lifestyle, and travel. linktr.ee/joeomundson | Email: joe.omundson@gmail.com
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Shelby K. Morrison
Writing on feminism, well-being, social change, and reclaiming the self after religion. www.shelbykmorrison.com
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Lorko
I've transitioned from Jet-setting Evangelist to stay at home satanist. I'm a recovering nihilist writing about my experiences re church, cults & life!
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E.D. Paige
Atheist | Sexual abuse survivor | Freethinker | Runner | American expat
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Sharon Jessen
I see life as a spiritual journey. That is what I write about.
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Vincent Downing
Humanist, Skeptic, Humorist, Writer, Polyamorous, Activist.
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Sheng-Ta Tsai
I write on Psychology, Religion, Self Improvement and Data Science. Visit my digital template shop: https://digitallife1.etsy.com
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David Weis
Atheist/Anti-Theist/Liberal/Humanist | Love cinema | Love technology | Interested in history, philosophy, epistemology | Writing a mini-series.
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Religion and Politics at The Dinner Table
I'm a US expat living abroad. My passions are many, but I especially love discussing religion and politics, often in situations that aren't considered polite.
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Roxanne Kang
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Marlane Ainsworth
Memoir writer. Spiritual writing. Signposts for living are embedded in daily life. Notice messages from your heart and soul. https://www.marlaneainsworth.com
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Heidi Thompson
Mother and writer living in Hawaii. Find me on Substack: heidithompson.substack.com
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Dr. Bruce
I am a curious person, a skeptic, a rationalist, an interested observer of human behavior and I enjoy writing. Thank you for taking the time to read my work!
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Shadow Puppets
Everything casts a shadow
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𝑴𝒖𝒌𝒘𝒂𝒊 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒖𝒔
A thinker outside the box, Bible investigator, and myth buster. notionbuster@gmail.com
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amani
I force myself to post stuff on uhmahne.com every month and now I do it here
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James Alexander, MATheol, MA, PhD
Former minister and professor. I now mostly work s a transpersonal spiritual director. I've got a cool Maine Coon named Baxter.!
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Virag Hars
I am a University student who loves writing about religion, philosophy, music and languages.
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Hope Bernard
Hope Bernard, PhD teaches college acting and improv. Ex-evangelical, theatre practitioner writing about religion, teaching, sex, life, and theatre.
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Shanon Nebo
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Haley Red Fenrir
They/Them/He
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Blackfreethought313
Philosopher. Afrofuturist. Lover of all life. Always deconstructing and deconverting. Fond of decoding language games
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Me : Islam and Brahma Kumaris
Chat BK Spirituality With my Bot : https://poe.com/Bot_BK8 .
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Fervent Cabbage
Average botanical bird dad.
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Tamer Aydogdu
aydogdu.com - Dutch and Turkish national, progressive, dedicated to bridging cultures, fostering equality, and illuminating minds.
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Lora Dobreva
I write about metal music, the ex-Christian experience, and LGBT issues. I co-host the Meowcore podcast. Insta: ditchqueenbg
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Beth J
Beth J is a Global UX Design Lead, solopreneur, and burnout coach. Founder of rebelsouldigital.com.
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L. Salazar Flynn
Always learning. I like to write at the intersection of human behavior, religious deconstruction, and things I see on the internet.
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Roseblackwell
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TOM★LEU
Former Dean, ex-drinker and rock drummer. ❖ A speaker and photographer's focus on life lessons learned from the beautiful messes we make.
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Steve Ghikadis
Secular Humanist, married to a Christian…raising freethinkers. Let’s find ways to work together! All we have is each other ❤️
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Emma Scott Lavin
Trans philosopher queen deconstructing the house of power-over that we locked ourselves in. Follow me everywhere: https://linktr.ee/we_are_belov3d
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Mark Palmer
Freelance autistic writer based in the UK. I am particularly interested in neuro-diverse perspectives and mental health issues. www.markpalmerwriter.co.uk
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Natalie Marie Collins
I write about Human Design, Entrepreneurship, Healing, Creativity, Spirituality, Productivity, Zettelkasten, & Sexuality, plus whatever else I find interesting.